CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- AOS-Sky Polarimeter
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Full Name
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Atmosphere Observing System-Sky Polarimeter
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Status
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Proposed
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Instrument Agencies
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NASA
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Multiple direction/polarisation radiometers 
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Geometry
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TBD
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Instrument Technology
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Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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TBD
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Measurements and Applications
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Measurement of aerosol optical depth, aerosol absorption optical depth, and aerosols fine-mode effective radius, along with cloud bow techniques for characterization of cloud-top proerties
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Resolution Summary
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0.5 km at nadir, <1 km at swath edge
[Best Resolution: 500m]
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Swath Summary
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<300 km
[Max Swath: 300 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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UV, 350-390 nm; VIS, 410-750 nm; Hyperangle, 660-870 nm; water vapor, ~940 nm; SWIR Cirrus, ~1380 nm; VNIR-SWIR, 870-1570 nm
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| UV (~0.01 µm - ~0.40 µm) |
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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